National

The State and Territory Landcare Awards championed many First Nations organisations and landcare groups working together on environmental projects.

Let’s celebrate the Woppaburra TUMRA Aboriginal Corporation, the proud winner of the First Nations Landcare Collaboration Award in Queensland!

Woppaburra are from a wider Whale Dreaming Indigenous Community around coastal Australia. The spiritual saltwater totem for the Woppaburra and their island homelands is Mugga Mugga (Humpback Whale). It is their life-long cultural responsibility to protect our clan totem and its environment, sea country (al-li).

The Woppaburra People have joined with the Reef Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife in a seven year Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) that will enable them to decide on their cultural hunting protocols and to co-manage their Sea Country, providing a platform for Woppaburra voices in decision making regarding activities that impact their culture and Country.

The agreement also supports the capacity of the Woppaburra people to return to Country in management positions and allows for cross cultural awareness raising with Woppaburra people sharing their cultural perspectives with scientists, tourism operators, NRM groups, industry and the wider community including the Australian Institute of Marine Science, CSIRO, Reef Ecologic, JCU, CQU and many others.

Are you part of a project that partners First Nations originations and landcare? Share your story with us during National NAIDOC Week!

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